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December 12, 2017

On 8th December 2017, the National Immigration Council published new Normative Resolutions regulating residence authorisation for foreign professionals. The resolutions implement the recent Brazilian immigration law (13445/2017, published 25th May 2017). Note that the resolutions do not mention renewal applications – these are expected to be regulated in a future publication. Below, we summarise the important changes in […]

November 23, 2017

On 21st November 2017, Decree 9.199/2017 was published and the new Brazilian immigration law (13.445/2017) took effect. It is important to note that the normative resolutions which provide guidelines for visa processing have not yet been published, and until they are published applications under the new law will not be available. The new law, described […]

November 21, 2017

From 21st November 2017, Australian nationals will be able to apply for an electronic visa for Brazil, valid for tourism or business and issued within 72 hours, through a new online system. The electronic visas will then be made available to Canadian nationals from 8th January 2018, to US nationals from 15th January 2018 and […]

November 20, 2017

Today, most Global Mobility Managers and Global HR professionals are feeling apprehensive by the Migration Law of 2017, which will rewrite all aspects of immigration law and processes in Brazil. Join us at this webinar to learn how these changes will impact both your foreign nationals currently in Brazil and those who will apply for visas in this year, as well as ensuring that your talent mobility policy is ready for Brazil’s most comprehensive pro-immigration legislation changes in over 30 years.

July 17, 2017

Earlier this month, an agreement between Uruguay and Brazil was signed, which will allow their citizens to be granted permanent visas on both sides without a prior period of temporary residency. This will come into effect after 30 days of the ratification by each country’s government. Under this new agreement, Uruguayan and Brazilian applicants for […]

June 14, 2017

Effective November 2017, a new Brazilian immigration law (Lei 13445/2017, published 25th May 2017) will replace the Foreigner Statute law (Law No. 6815/1980). The new law has a humanitarian approach and aims to reduce the bureaucracy and fight the criminalisation of immigration non-compliance. Note that implementing regulations will have to be published before the impact […]

March 17, 2017

The National Immigration Council in Brazil has introduced a new temporary residence process for nationals of countries bordering Brazil which are not signatories to the Mercosur agreement, with immediate effect. Who can benefit? The new residence status applies to nationals of French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela who enter Brazil overland. How does it work? […]

June 3, 2016

There are set to be some significant changes to the rules and procedures for foreign nationals obtaining work visas in Brazil. The changes have been implemented by Decree 8757/16 which was published on the 11th May. The decree has not…

March 22, 2016

On 29th February 2016, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE) launched a new website for completing the visa application form for any category of Brazilian visa. Compared to the previous system, the new visa application form website has more steps and…

March 1, 2016

Morocco, Brazil and Chile have all recently signed the Apostille Convention, which eliminates the need for consular legalisation of public documents. The Apostille Convention will enter into force for Morocco and Brazil on 14th August 2016, and for Chile on…